Accountable Care Organization Recognized for Sixth Year in a Row
The ThedaCare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) was named one of Becker’s Healthcare’s 110 ACOs to Know for the sixth year in a row.
An ACO is a healthcare organization that ties Medicare payments to quality metrics and the cost of care. ThedaCare ACO, which is led by medical director Dave Krueger, MD, and operations director Don Waldrop, was recognized previously in 2015 and 2016 and as part of the Bellin-ThedaCare Healthcare Partners ACO from 2012 to 2014.
ACO models have grown over the past several years to develop value-based care for individuals across the country. According to Leavitt Partners, there were 923 active ACOs in the United States covering more than 32 million patients at the end of the first quarter of 2017.
The Becker’s Healthcare editorial team selected ThedaCare and other ACOs on the list based on quality and cost performance, advanced tracks of the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the innovative nature of commercial agreements.
For more than 100 years, ThedaCare™ has been committed to finding a better way to deliver serious and complex healthcare to patients throughout Northeast Wisconsin. The organization serves over 200,000 patients annually and employs more than 6,800 healthcare professionals throughout the region. ThedaCare has seven hospitals located in Appleton, Neenah, Berlin, Waupaca, Shawano, New London and Wild Rose as well as 32 clinics in nine counties. ThedaCare is the first in Wisconsin to be a Mayo Clinic Care Network Member, giving our specialists the ability to consult with Mayo Clinic experts on a patient’s care. ThedaCare is a non-profit healthcare organization with a level II trauma center, comprehensive cancer treatment, stroke and cardiac programs as well as a foundation dedicated to community service. The ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center in Appleton opened in February 2016. For more information, visit www.thedacare.org or follow ThedaCare on Facebook and Twitter.
